Former Cottage Grove Police Officer Sentenced to Five Years in Federal Prison for Possession of Child Pornography

EUGENE, OR—Kim Scott Graham, a former Cottage Grove police officer, was sentenced on April 20, 2010, by U.S. Chief District Judge Ann L. Aiken to serve 60 months in prison for his possession of child pornography. Graham pleaded guilty on October 21, 2009, to one count of possession of child pornography. Graham was also ordered to serve a 10-year term of supervised release following his release from prison. During his supervised release he must abide by a number of conditions which include mental health counseling, restricted access to computers and the Internet, and registration as a sex offender.

According to documents filed in court, a search warrant was served on Graham’s residence in Eugene, Oregon on March 6, 2009. The warrant authorized federal agents to search for evidence of the distribution and possession of child pornography. Among other things, federal agents seized multiple laptop computers. On that same date a search warrant was also served at the Cottage Grove Police Department for evidence of Graham’s distribution and possession of child pornography. Graham was a patrol officer with the Cottage Grove Police Department at that time.

In pleading guilty, Graham admitted that between March of 2004 and March of 2009, he possessed over 600 images of actual minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct. He also admitted that the offense involved images of children under the age of 12, and material that portrayed sadistic or masochistic conduct or other depictions of violence. Court records show Graham admitted that he uploaded to the Internet 1,162 images containing child pornography during this period of time.

The case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation with assistance from the Eugene Police Department, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, and the Oregon Department of Justice. The case was prosecuted by Assistant U. S. Attorney Sean B. Hoar.

This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice. Led by United States Attorneys’ Offices and the Criminal Division’s Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section (CEOS), Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state, and local resources to better locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who exploit children via the Internet, as well as to identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit www.projectsafechildhood.gov.